Flow Analysis and Engineering

  1. Analysis of Flow Regimes and Phenomena
    1. Dimensional Analysis and Similitude
      1. The Buckingham Pi Theorem
        1. Steps in Dimensional Analysis
          1. Selection of Repeating Variables
            1. Formation of Pi Groups
            2. Dimensionless Numbers
              1. Reynolds Number
                1. Physical Significance
                  1. Transition Between Flow Regimes
                  2. Mach Number
                    1. Compressibility Effects
                      1. Flow Regime Classification
                      2. Prandtl Number
                        1. Thermal Boundary Layer
                          1. Heat and Momentum Transfer
                          2. Nusselt Number
                            1. Convective Heat Transfer
                              1. Heat Transfer Correlations
                              2. Froude Number
                                1. Gravity-Driven Flows
                                  1. Free Surface Effects
                                  2. Weber Number
                                    1. Strouhal Number
                                    2. Modeling and Similitude
                                      1. Geometric Similarity
                                        1. Kinematic Similarity
                                          1. Dynamic Similarity
                                            1. Scale Effects and Distortion
                                          2. Viscous Flow in Pipes and Ducts
                                            1. Laminar Flow
                                              1. Hagen-Poiseuille Law
                                                1. Velocity Profile Development
                                                  1. Pressure Drop Calculations
                                                    1. Entry Length Effects
                                                    2. Turbulent Flow
                                                      1. Characteristics of Turbulence
                                                        1. Onset of Turbulence
                                                          1. Friction Factor Correlations
                                                            1. Velocity Profiles
                                                            2. The Moody Chart
                                                              1. Use and Interpretation
                                                                1. Relative Roughness Effects
                                                                  1. Friction Factor Determination
                                                                  2. Pipe Flow Losses
                                                                    1. Major Losses
                                                                      1. Head Loss Due to Friction
                                                                        1. Darcy-Weisbach Equation
                                                                        2. Minor Losses
                                                                          1. Losses at Fittings
                                                                            1. Losses at Bends
                                                                              1. Losses at Valves
                                                                            2. Non-Circular Ducts
                                                                              1. Hydraulic Diameter
                                                                                1. Rectangular Ducts
                                                                                  1. Annular Ducts
                                                                                2. Inviscid Flow Theory
                                                                                  1. Euler's Equation
                                                                                    1. Assumptions and Applications
                                                                                      1. Streamline Form
                                                                                      2. Bernoulli's Equation
                                                                                        1. Derivation and Assumptions
                                                                                          1. Applications and Limitations
                                                                                            1. Modified Forms
                                                                                            2. Potential Flow Theory
                                                                                              1. Velocity Potential
                                                                                                1. Laplace's Equation
                                                                                                  1. Irrotational Flow Conditions
                                                                                                  2. Elementary Flows
                                                                                                    1. Uniform Flow
                                                                                                      1. Source and Sink Flows
                                                                                                        1. Doublet Flow
                                                                                                          1. Vortex Flow
                                                                                                          2. Superposition of Flows
                                                                                                            1. Flow Around Cylinders
                                                                                                              1. Flow Around Spheres
                                                                                                                1. Lift and Circulation
                                                                                                              2. Boundary Layer Theory
                                                                                                                1. Boundary Layer Concept
                                                                                                                  1. Physical Description
                                                                                                                    1. Boundary Layer Thickness
                                                                                                                      1. Displacement and Momentum Thickness
                                                                                                                      2. Laminar Boundary Layers
                                                                                                                        1. Blasius Solution
                                                                                                                          1. Boundary Layer Growth
                                                                                                                            1. Skin Friction Coefficient
                                                                                                                            2. Turbulent Boundary Layers
                                                                                                                              1. Structure and Characteristics
                                                                                                                                1. Velocity Profiles
                                                                                                                                  1. Empirical Laws
                                                                                                                                  2. Boundary Layer Separation
                                                                                                                                    1. Causes and Effects
                                                                                                                                      1. Adverse Pressure Gradients
                                                                                                                                        1. Flow Control Methods
                                                                                                                                        2. Drag and Lift
                                                                                                                                          1. Pressure Drag
                                                                                                                                            1. Friction Drag
                                                                                                                                              1. Lift Generation Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                1. Drag Reduction Techniques
                                                                                                                                              2. Compressible Flow
                                                                                                                                                1. Fundamentals of Compressible Flow
                                                                                                                                                  1. Speed of Sound
                                                                                                                                                    1. Mach Number Definition
                                                                                                                                                      1. Flow Regime Classification
                                                                                                                                                      2. Isentropic Flow
                                                                                                                                                        1. Area-Velocity Relationship
                                                                                                                                                          1. Stagnation Properties
                                                                                                                                                            1. Critical Conditions
                                                                                                                                                            2. Normal Shock Waves
                                                                                                                                                              1. Shock Relations
                                                                                                                                                                1. Property Changes Across Shocks
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Shock Strength
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Oblique Shock Waves
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Shock Angle Relations
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Weak and Strong Shocks
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Shock Polar Diagrams
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Prandtl-Meyer Expansion
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Expansion Fan Theory
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Turning Angle Relations
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Applications in Nozzle Design
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Flow in Nozzles and Diffusers
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Converging Nozzles
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Converging-Diverging Nozzles
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Choked Flow Conditions
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Nozzle Performance
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Turbulent Flow Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Characteristics of Turbulence
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Randomness and Fluctuations
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Energy Spectrum
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Turbulence Intensity
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Reynolds Decomposition
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Mean and Fluctuating Quantities
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Reynolds Stresses
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Turbulent Transport
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Turbulence Scales
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Integral Scale
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Taylor Microscale
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Kolmogorov Scale
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Energy Cascade
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Wall-Bounded Turbulence
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Law of the Wall
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Viscous Sublayer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Buffer Layer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Log-Law Region

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